1- Read the heading carefully – the key word here is “IMPORTANCE”.
2- This heading should present a fully evidence-based (referenced), critical discussion (review and debate all aspects of the issue presenting evidence-based reasons for and against the argument being proposed) of the “IMPORTANCE” of engaging and leading staff in quality and patient safety initiatives.
3- As a guide, you should consider (all supported by the evidence base):
‐ Defining what is healthcare quality and patient safety (QPS).
‐ What are QPS initiatives – and why and to whom they are important in healthcare organisations?
‐ Benefits, challenges and limitations.
‐ Provide examples, with guidance, on practical approaches to engaging and leading staff in QPS initiatives.
4- Please consider appropriate use of tables, figures and diagrams in this heading as an appropriate picture is “worth a thousand words” as it may critically support the explanation of a complex idea or concept through conveying a meaning or essence (remembering all tables, figures and diagrams MUST be correctly titled and referenced – and MUST be referred to from the narrative.
